Great Cheverell

Coordinates: 51°17′20″N 2°01′37″W / 51.289°N 2.027°W / 51.289; -02.027

Great Cheverell
Village centre
Great Cheverell  Great Cheverell shown within Wiltshire
Population	588 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference	ST982544
Parish	Cheverell Magna
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Devizes
Postcode district	SN10
Dialling code	01380
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Wiltshire
Ambulance	Great Western
EU Parliament	South West England
List of places: UK • England • Wiltshire

Great Cheverell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. In some sources the Latinized name of Cheverell Magna is used, especially when referring to the ecclesiastical parish.

History

Great Cheverell is an ancient settlement, centering on its Church of England parish church of Saint Peter. Its parish registers, now held at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, cover the years 1653-1987 (baptisms), 1654-1994 (marriages), and 1654-1987 (burials).^[2]

Local government

Great Cheverell (or Cheverell Magna) is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It is in the area of the Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for most significant local government functions.

Location

Position: grid reference ST982544

Notable residents

• Jane Gregory, an Olympic dressage rider.^[3]

See also

• List of places in Wiltshire
• List of civil parishes in England

References

1. ^ "Area selected: Salisbury (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790551. Retrieved 10 June 2010. 
2. ^ Great Cheverell at Genuki website
3. ^ "Athlete Profile". www.olympics.org.uk. http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6743. Retrieved 2008-08-09. 

Further reading

• Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.); Baggs, A.P.; Crowley, D.A.; Pugh, Ralph B.; Stevenson, Janet H.; Tomlinson, Margaret (1975). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 10: An account of the parishes of Swanborough hundred, and of the borough of Devizes. pp. 41–53. 
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975). The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 259–260. ISBN 0 14 0710.26 4. 

External links

• Wiltshire County Council Website page on Great Cheverell, retrieved 16:00 Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)